Malaysian information and communications technology (ICT) firm SNS Network Technology Berhad in collaboration with American technology firm NVIDIA has launched a fully managed, locally artificial intelligence (AI) cloud infrastructure service hosted in Malaysia.

The service will be powered by 64 NVIDIA Hopper graphic processing units (GPU) across eight Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers (AI Factory) with NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, SNS Network said in a statement.

By providing high-performance computing through GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS), SNS Network is offering an AI Factory to accelerate AI adoption among enterprises in Malaysia and
foster AI industry growth and talent development through training programs and proof of concept (POC) activities.

Located in Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) Klang Valley Data Center (KVDC) in Cyberjaya, SNS Network’s AI Factory will dedicate 50 percent of its accelerated computing capacity for commercial workloads, while reserving the remaining 50 percent for activities aimed at fostering AI growth – including POCs, industry training, bootcamps and hackathons.

The AI infrastructure is aimed towards supporting local and regional enterprises, government bodies, and academia across industries from financial services to education, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, and healthcare.

SNS Network plans to offer flexible subscription options to cater to the diverse computing needs, supported of AI-Driven enterprises, supported by Dell PowerEdge servers with NVIDIA
accelerated computing, NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software.

To help customer accelerate AI adoption, SNS Network is also introducing an AI readiness assessment and POC service for selected qualified customers.

With support from NVIDIA, the assessment provides a tailored roadmap for a seamless transition to AI-powered workflows on SNS Network’s GPUaaS platform.

This initiative helps organizations evaluate their AI capabilities, identify optimal use cases, and conduct small-scale AI deployments before undertaking full-scale implementation, ensuring that enterprises can adopt AI efficiently and with confidence.

The SNS Network GPUaaS AI Factory features local hosting, which provides data sovereignty and compliance with Malaysia’s data privacy and security regulations.

“The scalable service offering gives technology developers with access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure without the intensive capital expenditure and allows flexibility to technology developers to scale their computing needs on demand,” said Ko Yun Hung, Managing Director of SNS Network.

More crucially for the growth of AI industry in the country, SNS Network’s AI Factory ecosystem aligns with Malaysia’s aspirations to foster innovation, talent growth and ethical AI development through training programs, enterprise AI projects and the community bootcamps and hackathons, he noted.

According to him, this initiative will democratize access to AI infrastructure, allowing enterprises and institutions to harness AI’s full potential.

He said GPUaaS is a natural progression for SNS Network, building on its expertise in supplying AI super servers tailored to client needs.

“Our first-mover advantage positions SNS Network well to capture growth opportunities along the AI data center value chain,

“With rising demand, we are committed to expanding our capabilities and driving AI adoption in Malaysia,” he added.

He also said SNS Network is committed to empowering businesses, government bodies, and learning institutions with the right AI infrastructure, expertise, and support ecosystem to drive Malaysia’s AI transformation.

SNS Network is principally involved in the provision of ICT products, services and solutions.

The company’s core business activities are sale of ICT products comprising hardware, devices, and related peripherals for third party brands and its house brand, JOI® via its physical store channel, online store channel and commercial channel (eg: businesses, government agencies and educational institutions).

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